Analyst CornerAnalyst Corner: UK Retail Crime Soars—Visibly Reflected in Stores, with John Mercer John Mercer, Head of Global Research and Managing Director of Data-Driven Research November 2, 2025 Reasons to ReadWelcome to Analyst Corner! Every Sunday, a member of the Coresight Research team discusses upcoming or recent research and their thoughts on interesting topics in their area of expertise. Shoplifting continues to rise in the UK. See how UK retailers are responding with ever-more technologies, devices and barriers to prevent theft—and what this means for friction in the shopper journey. Other relevant research: Read previous Analyst Corner Our Retail Crime and Shrink report series. Our deep dive on loss-prevention technology. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: The Impacts of US Tariffs: Assessing Companies’ International Sourcing Exposure by CountrySentiment by Age—Younger Consumers Are More Optimistic but Older Consumers’ Sentiment Improves: US Consumer Survey InsightsInnovator Profile: ReFiBuy—Solving Research-Find-Buy E-commerce Challenges with Agentic AINRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show—Top 10 Tech Themes, from Computer Vision and RFID to AI-Powered Associate Devices
